Just a few words…on flash fiction
CAROLYN THOMAS takes a brief look at shorter short story competitions and encourages us all to get writing!
Rattle Tales – Live Lit in Brighton
‘There was rattle shaking and questions from the off’: ERINNA METTLER writes about Liv Lit events with Rattle Tales.
The Best British Short Stories 2011
Short story writers don’t always get handsomely paid, or even paid, but there are plenty of editors accepting work for publication… NICHOLAS ROYLE discusses opportunities for short story writers and the birth of a new short story anthology.
The Writer – Everywhere and Nowhere
SOUMYA BHATTACHARYA asks: As a practising writer, what, really, are the pleasures and perils of writing? And in what way and to what extent, in the exercise of writing, the practice of it, does the writer’s self come into play?
Suspended Sentences
MIKE SMITH continues his exploration into what makes good writing successful…
Short Fiction in Theory and Practice
Down in the basement, a boy creeps into a disused lab. He sniffs. Is there a smell of something? He turns on a tap – and that’s where he’ll have to stay…AILSA COX takes time out from her own writing to edit a new peer-reviewed journal.
The Debate – Redrafting
In the first of a new series of features on topical debates, LOREE WESTRON tackles the issue of redrafting and invites readers to join the discussion…
Tulips and Concubines – capitalise on your holiday
AMANDA OOSTHUIZEN travels to Istanbul and gathers a collection of evocative images, historical details and ideas for short stories…
Join the Ether Mobile Revolution
BEA MOYES, Director of Content at Ether Books, discusses new opportunities for digital publishing.
Don’t be Afraid to get it Wrong – a Writing Exercise
When teaching beginners, I find that the biggest block to their creativity is the fear of not getting their writing right. But no matter how many years you’ve been a writer or how professional you are, nothing – I repeat nothing – goes onto the page perfect the first time.